Calendar Events
28.03.2014
Primary Interschool Summer Sport
Yarrambat vs PVCC
“Do not therefore, throw away your confidence, for it carries a great
reward.”
(Hebrews 10:35)
Having been privileged to have visited Singapore last week to learn more
about the International Baccalaureate (IB) and more specifically, the
Primary Years Programme (PYP), I return to our shores with a much
greater grasp of the plethora of concepts, attitudes and rigorous
requirements of the international organisation that brings schools
together from the breadth of what is increasingly becoming, our very
small world.
One could even say that I now feel more confident in my PYP
understandings, which was the purpose of my trip. Mind you, there is a
long way to go but I feel my confidence growing each day.
The PYP documentation espouses the development of confident
learners; note the term learner rather than children or students. The IB
quite deliberately uses the term learner as it can easily apply to those of
us blessed to be teaching here at PVCC, those blessed to attend PVCC
as a student and even to parents who have been so richly blessed with
the gift of children. That is, we are all learners; we are all just at different
points along our learning journey. One of my favourite catch phrases is
that when we stop learning, we may as well stop living! Life is a journey
on which we are always learning.
28.03.2014
Ernest Campher Morning Tea
31.03.2014 − 04.04.2014
Wollongarra Camp
01.04.2014
Easter Stations P-6 Chapel
02.04.2014
No Preps on Wednesday
03.04.2014
Primary End of Term Assembly
04.04.2014
Whole School Easter Service
04.04.2014
End of Term 1
So what do we look for in confident learners?
Confident learners will be willing to try new things; they are willing take a
risk with their learning and not be worried about making a mistake.
Confident learners know their strengths and weaknesses and work
around these; they use the gifts that God has given them. They feel
confident to apply what they have learned into making appropriate
decisions and choices.
12.04.2014
Board Retreat
18.04.2014
Good Friday
We can also be confident and trust that God our creator loves us and
watches over us as we go through every aspect of life. He is our strength
and through Him, we will have the confidence to handle whatever is
thrown at us. Confidence is letting go and letting God.
As we head into another school week and as at the same time, rapidly
approach the end of our first school term for 2014, I encourage everyone
to be confident and to consider adopting the following affirmation as a
positive way of demonstrating confidence.
This week, I will be confident. I will be ready to discover my talents. I will
give my best effort and keep practicing. I will be free of worry, and I
welcome new possibilities whilst trusting that God will support and be with
me all the way. Everything I do, I will do for God. I will let go and let God
– for in letting God, there is great reward.
21.04.2014
Easter Monday
22.04.2014 − 24.04.2014
Mission Tour Camp
22.04.2014
Staff Commence Term 2
25.04.2014
Anzac Day
Shalom.
Guy Mason - Assistant Principal - Head of Primary
VACANCY AVAILABLE
28.04.2014
Students Commence Term 2
28.04.2014
Primary Assembly
PLENTY VALLEY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
We currently have a part time vacancy for an;

Education Assistant – Teaching and Learning Support in both
Primary and Secondary School.
FUN FOR THE FAMILY
UPCOMING EVENTS
Secondary School requirement is 3 days per week and Primary school
requirement is 2 days a week.
Bring your children along to these
free activity days:
Applicants can apply for either section of the College, or both.
30th of March - Dogs Day Out
The appointee will be highly organized and enthusiastic with significant
expertise in their area of employment.
10th of April - Easter Fun &
They will also have a strong commitment to the philosophy and practice
of Christian schooling.
Colouring Competition
Applicants should obtain a position description and an Employment
Application cover sheet from [email protected]
Please submit applications and curriculum vitae to Athelia Du Preez
(Registrar) via email, or post to 840 Yan Yean Road, Doreen 3754.
Applications close on March 28th 2014.
NEWS FROM THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
We are having a morning tea to officially farewell Ernest Campher.
Please come along if you’re able: Friday 28th March in the staffroom at
10:30am.
A special assembly for Ernest Campher has been arranged directly after
the morning tea at 11.00am in the Multi Purpose Hall. This is for primary
students and staff and any interested parents and of course any
secondary teachers who may be available and wish to attend.
At this assembly Ernest will be presented with a memento from students,
gift from primary staff, a musical item, prayer for Ernest, reflections from
past students and staff and a chance for Ernest to respond.
Sally Agostino - Community Development Officer
PRIMARY MUSIC NEWS
I am pleased to announce that the Valley Voices choir leaders for 2014
are year four students; Nyah Barnes and Sophie MacRaild. Our Primary
Orchestra leader is Shem Haschek from year five. Congratulations to
these students who I am sure will fulfil their duties to a high standard.
Both Primary Orchestra and Senior Choir will be assisting at the whole
school Easter Chapel service on the last day of term.
Bettina McMurry - Primary Music Coordinator
NEWS FROM THE CAREERS OFFICE
Items in this week’s Newsletter include –
•
Dates to Diarise in Term 2
•
RMIT Experience Days 2014
•
Difference between Nutritionists and Dieticians
•
Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Tasmania
•
Nursing and/or Midwifery Courses offered in Victoria
•
ACN Nursing & Health Expo 2014
Please see me if you would like any specific information.
Year 10s – please see me asap if you are having difficulty sourcing Work
Experience Placements.
Click here for the latest newsletter.
Vanessa Ramsay – Careers Advisor
[email protected]
SECONDARY MUSIC NEWS
Music Matters
House Keeping
We have been blessed over the years with a fantastic intercom system
that allowed direct communication to each classroom in the primary and
secondary school. Instrumental teachers have been ringing students to
remind them that they are expected at their lesson. Students will no
longer be able to rely on intercom or phone calls to remind them of their
lesson times.
We have a number of ways to help our music students in this regard.

Students have their lessons for the term in their books.

We use SEQTA Tutor to timetable lessons which inform class
teachers that your son/daughter has a lesson. Students can now
access SEQTA from home and at school and receive notification
of their lesson times. www.pvcc.vic.edu.au/Portals/studentlinks.
Click on coneqt-s and login.

Timetables can be emailed to families.

Instrumental Teachers’ Timetables are also posted on the
practise room doors for their students to check.

These lesson times are subject to change as we cater for
excursions and events that come up throughout the term and our
teachers work hard to cater for each of their students.
We will continue to assist our younger students, from Prep to Grade 2, as
they will receive a message from the General Office, or will be collected
from class. Grade 3 students have had a number of weeks to learn the
routine, but now are also expected to come to their lessons unassisted.
All other students must be responsible for their attendance as is the
agreed policy.
I would also like to remind you that it is also the students’ and the
parents’ responsibility to inform the instrumental teachers of any
excursions, incursions, events etc. that might clash with an instrumental
lesson. I have and will continue to keep an eye on all upcoming events
and inform the instrumental teachers, however events do slip through on
occasion and students miss out on a lesson. Please assist us in this area
as if students do not attend their lesson, for any reason, without at least
24 hours’ notice and during business hours, that lesson will not be able to
be made up and the fee for that lesson will not be reimbursed.
Please feel free to communicate directly and in a timely manner, with
your instrumental teacher about all things musical. Do not hesitate to
contact me with any questions or concerns.
Jo Roberts - Director of Music
[email protected]
NEWS FROM SECONDARY SPORT
EISM Div 1 Swimming Carnival Report
On Tuesday 13th March the Plenty Valley
Swimming Team (comprising approx. 50
swimmers from Yrs 7 -12) competed in the EISM
Div 1 Carnival at MSAC in Albert Park. It was a
perfect night and thoroughly enjoyed by all who
attended. This meet is of a high standard for
school competition and 2014 was no exception.
The Plenty Valley swim team had trained well during their early morning
sessions at Diamond Creek Pool and were hoping for some good results.
Jessica Adams from Year 10 was again the stand out swimmer of the
meet breaking the U/15 freestyle, backstroke & butterfly records and also
winning the breaststroke! We wish Jess all the best for the upcoming
National Titles in April.
Other top PVCC performances at Div 1 were:
Morgan Evans (Open Girls) – Morgan won the 50m B/fly, was 2nd in the
50m Free and placed 5th in the 100m Free.
Brieanna Musgrave (Open Girls) – Brieanna finished 2nd in the Open
Girls breaststroke.
Open Girls’ Medley & Freestyle relay teams – finished 2nd & 4th
respectively
(Morgan
Evans/Emily
Collum/Brieanna
Musgrave/Hayley
Wilson)
Plenty Valley finished 8th out of 10 schools
and was 5th in the Girls’ Aggregate (2nd in
U/15 Girls, 3rd in Open Girls)
The next level of swimming competition is
the Champions’ Carnival at MSAC on Monday 24th March.
Twelve Plenty Valley swimmers have been invited to compete at this
event which will comprise the 10 top swimmers/relay teams in each event
from each of the three EISM Divisional Carnivals.
Many thanks to the staff and parents who assisted on the night in a
variety of roles.
Finish Recorder - Ian Wilson
Timekeepers – Kerri Anastasopoulos/Rebecca Rhyder/Ross Theunissen
Marshall – Lynne O’Brien
Team Managers –Tim Monro/Helen Padget
Senior Summer Sport Results - click here to view
Helen Padget - Head of Secondary Sport/PE and MPH Coordinator
NEWS FROM THE COLLEGE NURSE
Dear Parents,
Please be aware of an increase in reported cases of head lice throughout
the primary school.
I ask you all to be diligent in checking your child/ren’s hair on a regular
basis and treat accordingly with products that are readily available from
your local pharmacy.
If your child is found to have head lice whilst at school, you will be called
to collect him/her. Children may return to school once treatment has
commenced.
For further information please visit: www.health.vic.gov.au/headlice
Thanks for your support.
Louise Hunter - College Nurse
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS
Year 6 students note that the deadline to hand in your house tops for
screenprinting Year of 2014 (with signatures) is Tuesday 1st April. The
cost of the screenprinting will be $5
Uniform shop hours for next week:
Monday, 31st March
Tuesday, 1st April
Thursday, 3rd April
12 - 4pm
8am - 2pm
12 - 5pm
Trading during School holidays:
Wednesday, 23rd April 10am - 2pm
Please note we will not be open on Saturday 5th April as it is during the
school holidays.
Uniform shop hours for 1st week of Term 2:
Monday, 28th April
Tuesday, 29th April
Thursday, 1st May
Saturday, 3rd May
12 - 4pm
8am - 2pm
12 - 5pm
9:30am - 12:30 pm
Our direct telephone number is 9717 4996
Lydia Ross
OSHC NEWS
CLICK HERE for the latest newsletter. Attached is the Holiday Program
for the Easter Holidays.
Angela Jones - OSHC Coordinator - 0412 146 340
FOR SALE - make an offer on the following items:
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2 x 3 draw filing cabinet
4 x 2 draw filing cabinet
46 x chairs (could be useful for a church hall)
approx. 1200 bricks
4 x tables
Email to [email protected]
John McCandless - Facilities Manager
Senior Girls Central Sport Results
PVCC
vs
Sport
School
Score
Opposition
Score
Winner
Tennis
PVCC
8
KW
1
PVCC
Soccer
PVCC
0
KW
1
KW
Softball
PVCC
5
KW
19
KW
Volleyball A
PVCC
2
KW
0
PVCC
(point score per set)
-
-
-
-
-
set 1
set 2
set 3
set 4
set 5
PVCC
2
KW
0
PVCC
(point score per set)
-
-
-
-
-
set 1
set 2
set 3
set 4
set 5
Volleyball B
Kwood
Senior Boys Central Sport Results
PVCC
vs
Sport
School
Score
Opposition
Score
Winner
Tennis
PVCC
7
KW
2
PVCC
Hockey
PVCC
0
Bialik
3
Bialik
Cricket
PVCC
Cricket overs bowled
PVCC
Volleyball A
PVCC
0
KW
2
KW
(point score per set)
23-25
22-25
-
-
-
set 1
set 2
set 3
set 4
set 5
PVCC
0
KW
2
KW
(point score per set)
25'-27
16'-25
-
-
-
set 1
set 2
set 3
set 4
set 5
Volleyball B
Kwood
Plenty Valley Christian College OSHC
WOW, I can’t believe how fast the year is going by;
we are almost at the end of Term 1 already. We will
soon be starting our Easter activities with the
children.
At the beginning of Term 2, we will be setting up our
Tadpole tank, and the children will be able to watch
them transform into frogs. If anyone has an old glass
fish tank that they are not using and would like to
donate it to after school care, it would be greatly
approached, by other children and staff.
April school holiday program is now open for
bookings. We will be open for the three weeks of the
school holiday excluding the public holidays. We will
be going 10 pin bowling, to see “The Lego Movie”
soap making and much much more.
The program attached is only an outline of what the
children will be doing, for more information on what
activities will be on offer, please drop in and see our
friendly staff.
Plenty Valley Christian College Holiday Club
Incursion
Monday 21 April 2014
Tuesday 22 April 2014
$48.15
Pick Your Own Adventure
You get to pick and choose how you want
to have fun! Get crafty making wonderful
art designs or join in some creative
individual or group games? The choice is
yours.
Wednesday 24 April 2014
$58.15
Festival of Colours - Soap Making
Ever wonder how soap is made and why it
smells so good? Come along today and
we'll find out as we create our very own
soap! Make a star, square or oval and addy
Incursion
Incursion
Excursion
Club based
No program
Thursday 10 April 2014
$58.15
Bags of Fun
Create your very own custom designed
bag! Take it with you to the movies, library
or even to your friend's house! How
awesome you can make you bag look.?!
Friday 11 April 2014
$48.15
Wonders of the World
Get ready to take a trip around the world!
Find out about other cultures around the
globe and get involved in games and
activities.
Club based
Monday 7 April 2014
$48.15
Step Into Fun!
Step it up and get ready to have some fun
today! We'll be getting involved in a range
of ball games, relays, obstacle courses and
much, much more.
Tuesday 8 April 2014
$48.15
The Colours of Autumn
Orange, blue, green and red are some of
the many colours that you will see during
Autumn, today we explore all the wonderful
things about Autumn!
Wednesday 9 April 2014
$64.15
The Incredi-BOWLS
We're off by bus to Ten Pin Bowling! See if
you can be the first in your group of friends
to get a 'strike!' or a 'turkey'.
Please arrive by 8:45am as program starts at
9:am
No Program
Club based
No program
Club based
Incursion
Excursion
Club based
Club based
840 Yan Yean Road Doreen VIC 3754
0412 146 340 / 0438 519 110 (07:00-18:30)
Monday 14 April 2014
$58.15
Hula Hoops of Fun - Disco
It's a Hoopla Disco! Hula Hoop your way
through the day and swing your hips in time
to the music. See how long can you keep
the Hula Hoop up?
Tuesday 15 April 2014
$58.15
The amazing Race
"be the first to cross the finish line in our
'Amazing Race!' Run, jump and work out
the clues! Work as a team and play your
way through the day!"
Wednesday 16 April 2014
$64.15
Action! Movie Mania
We're off bus on an adventure to the
movies to see the latest children's movie
release .... "THE LEGO MOVIE" And that's a
wrap.
Please arrive by 8:45am as program starts at
9:am
Thursday 17 April 2014
$48.15
Egg Egg-stravaganza!
Get ready to 'Hop to it' in a day full of eggciting activities all about Easter. Design, play
and create your way through the day
which is sure to be EGG-stra ordinary.
Friday 18 April 2014
Thursday 24 April 2014
$58.15
Ready, Set, Play!
Run, Hop and Jump your way through
today! Fantastic games and activities to
keep you entertained. How many new skills
you can learn to share with your friends?
Friday 25 April 2014
Plenty Valley Christian College Holiday Club
Incursion
Monday 21 April 2014
Tuesday 22 April 2014
$48.15
Pick Your Own Adventure
You get to pick and choose how you want
to have fun! Get crafty making wonderful
art designs or join in some creative
individual or group games? The choice is
yours.
Wednesday 24 April 2014
$58.15
Festival of Colours - Soap Making
Ever wonder how soap is made and why it
smells so good? Come along today and
we'll find out as we create our very own
soap! Make a star, square or oval and addy
Incursion
Incursion
Excursion
Club based
No program
Thursday 10 April 2014
$58.15
Bags of Fun
Create your very own custom designed
bag! Take it with you to the movies, library
or even to your friend's house! How
awesome you can make you bag look.?!
Friday 11 April 2014
$48.15
Wonders of the World
Get ready to take a trip around the world!
Find out about other cultures around the
globe and get involved in games and
activities.
Club based
Monday 7 April 2014
$48.15
Step Into Fun!
Step it up and get ready to have some fun
today! We'll be getting involved in a range
of ball games, relays, obstacle courses and
much, much more.
Tuesday 8 April 2014
$48.15
The Colours of Autumn
Orange, blue, green and red are some of
the many colours that you will see during
Autumn, today we explore all the wonderful
things about Autumn!
Wednesday 9 April 2014
$64.15
The Incredi-BOWLS
We're off by bus to Ten Pin Bowling! See if
you can be the first in your group of friends
to get a 'strike!' or a 'turkey'.
Please arrive by 8:45am as program starts at
9:am
No Program
Club based
No program
Club based
Incursion
Excursion
Club based
Club based
840 Yan Yean Road Doreen VIC 3754
0412 146 340 / 0438 519 110 (07:00-18:30)
Monday 14 April 2014
$58.15
Hula Hoops of Fun - Disco
It's a Hoopla Disco! Hula Hoop your way
through the day and swing your hips in time
to the music. See how long can you keep
the Hula Hoop up?
Tuesday 15 April 2014
$58.15
The amazing Race
"be the first to cross the finish line in our
'Amazing Race!' Run, jump and work out
the clues! Work as a team and play your
way through the day!"
Wednesday 16 April 2014
$64.15
Action! Movie Mania
We're off bus on an adventure to the
movies to see the latest children's movie
release .... "THE LEGO MOVIE" And that's a
wrap.
Please arrive by 8:45am as program starts at
9:am
Thursday 17 April 2014
$48.15
Egg Egg-stravaganza!
Get ready to 'Hop to it' in a day full of eggciting activities all about Easter. Design, play
and create your way through the day
which is sure to be EGG-stra ordinary.
Friday 18 April 2014
Thursday 24 April 2014
$58.15
Ready, Set, Play!
Run, Hop and Jump your way through
today! Fantastic games and activities to
keep you entertained. How many new skills
you can learn to share with your friends?
Friday 25 April 2014
10th Annual Whittlesea Charity
Golf Challenge
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
WHEN:
Friday 11th, April 2014
WHERE:
WHITTLESEA GOLF CLUB (Humevale)
TIME:
09.30am MUSTER for BREAKFAST and a 10.30 am
SHOTGUN START
COST:
$55 PER HEAD ($220 PER TEAM OF 4) PRICE INCL.
GOLF, DRINKS ON THE COURSE & FINGER FOOD
AFTERWARDS.
4 BALL AMBROSE TEAMS EVENT
LADIES AND MIXED TEAMS MOST WELCOME
FORMAT:
Join us in the clubhouse from 4.00pm for Presentations
Rotary Club of Whittlesea
Lions Club of Whittlesea
For more information and bookings phone either:
Greg
(Foodworks)
9716 2257
Alan
(Lions Club)
0438 536515
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